Central African Republic's capture fisheries production (metric tons) was 29,000 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is unchanged at from 29,000 in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 29,000 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 29,000 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 29,000 | 2014 |
| Highest | 35,000 | 2010 |
| Lowest | 2,000 | 1960 |
| Average since 2015 | 28,650 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 2,000 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Central African Republic's capture fisheries production (metric tons) did not change 0% on 2023 (from 29,000 to 29,000).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.8% and a typical year strayed about 5.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 33.3% in 1966 and the biggest yearly fall was 32.3% in 1975. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Central African Republic had the 123rd highest value of the 215 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | 29,000 | 2024 |
| World | 94.4 million | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.8 million | 2024 |
| Low income | 3.18 million | 2024 |
Closest to Central African Republic in the 2024 ranking
- Costa Rica — 120th of 215: 32,140
- Burkina Faso — 121st of 215: 31,772
- Gabon — 122nd of 215: 30,140
- Liberia — 124th of 215: 26,764
- Honduras — 125th of 215: 21,604
- Nepal — 126th of 215: 21,000
What this measures
Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 65 values
| Year | Capture fisheries production (metric tons) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 29,000 |
| 2023 | 29,000 |
| 2022 | 29,000 |
| 2021 | 28,000 |
| 2020 | 27,500 |
| 2019 | 29,000 |
| 2018 | 29,000 |
| 2017 | 29,000 |
| 2016 | 29,000 |
| 2015 | 28,000 |
| 2014 |
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) in nearby economies
- Angola — 610,036 (2024)
- Benin — 61,561 (2024)
- Botswana — 40 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 31,772 (2024)
- Burundi — 18,855 (2024)
- Cabo Verde — 5,547 (2024)
- Cameroon — 236,100 (2024)
- Chad — 109,000 (2024)
- Comoros — 17,728 (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 265,975 (2024)
- Congo, Rep.
More environment data for Central African Republic
- Population in largest city — 1.02 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 41.37% (2025)
- Rural population — 3.06 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 55.45% (2025)
- Urban population — 2.46 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 44.55% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 410 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 29,410 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — 2.6% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Central African Republic's capture fisheries production (metric tons)?
- 29,000 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1,350% from 2,000 in 1960 (4.27% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 35,000 in 2010 and the lowest 2,000 in 1960.
- How does Central African Republic rank?
- 123rd highest of 215 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in capture fisheries production (metric tons) unusual for Central African Republic?
- In 2024, Central African Republic's capture fisheries production (metric tons) did not change 0% on 2023 (from 29,000 to 29,000). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.8% and a typical year strayed about 5.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ER.FSH.CAPT.MT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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